Discovering the Mystery of Who I Am in Christ
Is fasting for those who live in the age of grace? What is its purpose and place? We have been exploring many scriptures to understand why and how we fast. Today, we will examine a stirring passage of scripture in the Old Testament that prophetically points to the end of the age, to a day …
Continue reading "21 Days of Prayer and Fasting – Day 17 Blow the Trumpet"
For years I thought fasting was a good idea. I talked about it. I even taught others about it, as if I knew about it from practical or personal experience, when really, I was speaking of it in theory. I had fasted occasionally, as in once a year for one meal. Or every few years, …
Continue reading "21 Days of Prayer and Fasting – Day 16 Power from On High"
Grief. It is a natural reaction when we experience loss. It is an emptiness, a numbness, an anger in disguise. Once we held, now we are separated. Where there were conversations, now is a silent longing and ache for what is gone. Jesus promised in the Sermon on the Mount- "Blessed are those who mourn, …
We live in desperate and dark times in our world, and in the United States of America. Every person is out to preserve his or her own life, yet so many people live in a lack of peace. Marketing is targeted at our selfishness. "Just do it!" "iPhone" "Ipad" "Self Magazine" Even names of products …
Continue reading "21 Days of Prayer and Fasting – Day 14 Our Battle is Not Against Flesh and Blood"
The prophetic ingathering of Israel's children to their homeland is a beautiful picture of the Lord God redeeming and delivering families. Isaiah 49 is a complex Messianic prophecy about the foretold Messiah and his purpose -- to restore and redeem Israel and to be a shining light to the Gentiles. Jesus -- The Messiah -- …
Continue reading "21 Days of Prayer and Fasting – Day 13 Praying for Your Family"
The very first sin entered the world through eating. Just absorb that thought. Food is a gift from God. He designed it to taste delicious and to smell desirable. But, even in our eating, God gives us limits. From the beginning, the desire for more than we need or were created for has dominated our …
Fasting, combined with prayer and worship is a powerful combination! When you find yourself surrounded by evil and destruction, remember this story of Jehoshaphat and his call for a corporate fast, which led to a mighty work of God. Read here- “After this, the Moabites and Ammonites with some of the Meunites came to wage …
Continue reading "21 Days of Prayer and Fasting – Day 11 God Will Fight For You"
Are we there, yet?! This is what my kids say when we are in the car taking an all day trip across the country to visit family. We know our destination will be delightful, but the wait in the car can be brutal. This world is not our home. We have a delightful destination beyond …
Endurance is an important part of your walk with God. When you get tired of fasting and feel low, it's normal. It's normal to struggle with feeling sorry for yourself. Nothing is wrong with you. Everything is right with you. You are enduring. You are running. Run with endurance! We live in a time where …
Did you know God uses fasting to break chains of injustice and oppression? We studied earlier in our fast how Jesus taught his disciples that certain types of demonic or evil spirits would only come out by prayer and fasting. In that case, the disciples were not equipped or empowered to set a child free, …
Continue reading "21 Days of Prayer and Fasting – Day 8 Breaking Chains"
